Vegetable-cutter.



PATENTED FEB. 7, 1905.

C. AMON.

VEGETABLE CUTTER.

APPLIOATION rum) MAY 18, 1904.

IN VEN TOR.

' A TTORNEY.

IINiTED STATES Patented February '7, 1905.

CHARLES AMON, OF CLEVELAN I), OIIIO.

VEGETABLE-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7811985, dated February7, 1905. Application filed May 18, 1904. Serial No. 208,541.

To all III/1071b if may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES AMoN, a citizen of the United States,residingat Cleveland, in the county of (uyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in YegetableCutters; and Ido declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to whichitappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a vegetable-cutter; and the invention consistsin the construction and combination of parts, substantially as shown anddescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevationof the cutter, and Fig. is a vertical sectional elevation at rightangles to Fig. l and showing especially the means for driving thecutter. Fig. 3 is a plan view ona line corresponding to .r ;r, Fig. 1.

As thus shown, the invention consists in a vegetable-cutter somewhat ofthe nature of a machine in which there are a set of rotatablecutting-blades and means for rotating the blades, as will now appear.

B represents the base of the machine, and t the casing, removablysupported upon the lateral flanges b of the base by the swingnuts w,engaging the flange of the casing upon the flange of the base and firmlyfixing the same thereupon while the cutter is in use. The base B has anarm B, adapted to come beneath the edge of the table and to be tastenedthereto by screw 1/ in a well-known way.

l) represents a rotatable ring-gear which is housed beneath theoutwardly and downwardly inclined base-flange (2 of easing C and underwhich the said ring is rotatably supported upon ball-bearings 2 on baseB and provided with a side ball race or bearing 3, and another race-ball4 near its outer edge, so as to relieve friction and afford as freerotation possible for the said ring. The teeth of the said ring arealong its top and are engaged by the drive-gear Gr, having a handle andsupported upon a spindle I in the arm 5 from casing C. The saidgear-ring .D has an inwardly-projecting flange or ears 6 about itsbottom, which runs in beneath the edgcot' casing C, and secured thereonare two platesections 7 and 8. Each of these sections or plates carriesa cutter or blade 9. which together compass the entire width of the.said plates or the bottom of the casing, and one cutter practically is aprolongation of the other, as seen in Fig. I). The plates 7 and 8 areeach provided with a special drop portion along their inner edgescorresponding to the blade 9 supported thereon, and the said dropportions have outer edges 10, across which the edges of the blades areadapted to extend relatively, seen in Fig. l, and it is across theseedges that the adjustment of the blades is effected to give the edgemore or less clevation to cut liner or coarser, as the case may be. Tothis end each blade is provided with two screws 11, as herein shown, andabout each screw there is a spring 12, adapted to bear up against theblade and hold it in working po sition, so far as its elevation isconcerned. The opposite edge of each blade from its cutting edge is freeto drop and rise under adjustment, but is held up by the spring 12 andis not otherwise limited in its up-and-down movement. This constructionleaves the plates 7 and 8 or blades 9 as at least temporary fixturesupon and with the gem-wing I), and by releasing the nuts on screws C andswinging them laterally the entire casing and all that is connected withit can be lifted ofl'.

F is the follower to rest upon the vegetable. whatever it may be, and 13represents a spring housed in the cover II, which is pivoted at /1 uponthe casing and provided with the lower half l-L ot' a handle. The upperhall 15 ot' the handle forms part of a crankarm J. pivoted at '16 on thecover and connected with the follower F by means of a short rod 18. Acatch or a dog 19, pivoted on casing C, engages through a slot in orupon the. cover H and which holds the said cover firmly down upon thecasing, and a catch or dog 20, pivoted in the lower handle portion 1-engages a lip on the upper handle portion 15 and holds it rigid with theportion H as long as engaged. In this way the follower F can be held upagainst this spring tension and the 'cover and all can be thrown backand another vegetable placed in the casing to be worked upon. Then thecover is lowered again and the catch 19 springs into position and catch20 is released, so as to give the spring 13 freedom to act, and then themachine is ready again for use. The bottom of follower F is studded withsharp projections to engage the vegetable and prevent its turning duringoperation.

What I claim is 1. In a vegetable-cutter, a base provide with a circularlateral flange about its top, in combination with a vegetable-receivingcasing removably supported upon said base and provided with an inclinedannular flange 0 projecting from its side above its lower edge andterminating on the same plane with said edge. a rotatable gear-ringsupported between said inclined flange c and said base and having teethon its top, a hand driven wheel meshing with said gear-ring to drive thesame. means detachably fixing said casing upon said base and confiningsaid ring in working position, the said ring having aninwardly-extending flange 6 beneath the main casing and cutterssupported from said flange in the bottom of the casing, substantially asdescribed.

2. The base having a lateral flange babout the top thereof, incombination with the main casing havlng an outwardly and downwardlyinclined flan e 0 overla in said base-flan e, J

b b b and means to fasten said parts together, a gear-ring between saidinclined flange and base having an inwardly-extending flange 6 enteringwithin the main casing at its bottom. separate plates fixed to rotatewith the said flange and a cutter-blade adjustably secured upon theinner edge of each of said plates, substantially as described.

3. In a vegetable-cutter, a suitable casing to contain the vegetable anda cover thereon, a follower within said cover and a spring to press thefollower down, a pivoted crank-arm having link connection with saidfollower and the said arm and the said cover having each a part of ahandle and a catch to lock said handle parts together, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES AMON.

\Vitnesses:

R. B. Mosnu, C. A. SELL.

